|
Variable
|
Engagement in self-medication, YES n (%) n = 473 (54.6)
|
No self-medication n (%) n = 393 (45.4)
|
Chi-square
|
p-value
|
|---|
|
Gender
|
|
Male
|
212 (50.6)
|
207 (49.4)
|
5.298
|
0.021*
|
|
Female
|
261 (58.4)
|
186 (41.6)
|
|
Age (year)
|
|
≤ 20
|
214 (52.8)
|
191 (47.2)
|
4.193
|
0.123
|
|
> 20
|
259 (56.2)
|
201 (43.8)
|
|
Department
|
|
Nursing
|
78 (50.3)
|
77 (49.7)
|
8.14
|
0.017*
|
|
Pharmacy
|
136 (49.5)
|
139 (50.5)
|
|
Medicine and surgery
|
259 (59.4)
|
177 (40.6)
|
|
Year of study
|
|
Year 1
|
62 (49.6)
|
63 (50.4)
|
33.631
|
0.000*
|
|
Year 2
|
66 (51.2)
|
63 (48.8)
|
|
Year 3
|
105 (56.1)
|
82 (43.9)
|
|
Year 4
|
80 (42.8)
|
107 (57.2)
|
|
Year 5
|
116 (63.0)
|
68 (37.0)
|
|
Year 6
|
44 (81.5)
|
10 (18.5)
|
- *Statistically significant (p < 0.05)
